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Our client, London Borough of Lambeth, are looking for a Senior Housing Lawyer - Litigation to join their team.

Experience in managing a team handling a caseload of housing litigation including homeless, allocations and general litigation and to run a case load of housing law and general litigation on behalf of Council. Communicate effectively with clients, experts and counsel. Liaise with and build positive and professional relationships across the business.

Key purpose of the job:

To assist the Principal Lawyer - Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services in ensuring the Council receives cost effective high quality legal advice that enables it to determine its policies and achieve its objectives within the scope of its powers and capabilities.
To lead on behalf of the Principal Lawyer - Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services in delivering advice and legal support to the Council in the area of housing law, general litigation and such other areas as are allocated from time to time.
To manage the housing law and litigation team and to assist the Principal Lawyer - Housing in the overall management of the Housing
The provision of briefings and training to senior managers within the Council on new developments in the law to ensure that the Council acts within the law at all times.

Principal Accountabilities

Provision of high-level Corporate and Service legal advice to the Council, the Executive, Committees, Executive Directors and Departments in the area of housing law and as required by the Principal Lawyer - Housing and the Assistant Director of Legal Services of Legal Services from time to time.
To lead on behalf of Legal Services in such Corporate projects and initiatives as required from time to time.
To assess the impact of legislative and case law changes on the Council's functions, strategies and policies.
To ensure that the provision of legal advice to Departments, Professional Boards, Scrutiny Committees and the Cabinet enables them to develop strategies and develop and deliver services and transact business within powers and constraints which apply.
To represent the Council in proceedings when required by the Assistant Director of Legal Services.
To manage, supervise and appraise staff as necessary.
To implement the Council's Equal Opportunities policies and to work actively to overcome discrimination on grounds of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexuality or status in the Council's service.
To undertake other tasks as determined by the operational needs of the legal section as may be reasonably allocated from time to time.
To provide wide ranging corporate legal advice in connection with the Council's operations and functions;

Benefits of working with Remedy

A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

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Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit